NEWTON’S SECOND LAWNEWTON’S SECOND LAW

The acceleration of an The acceleration of an object is directly related object is directly related to the net force applied to the net force applied

to the object. to the object.

NEWTON’S SECOND LAWNEWTON’S SECOND LAW

The more force that is The more force that is applied, the more the applied, the more the object will accelerate.object will accelerate.

NEWTON’S SECOND LAWNEWTON’S SECOND LAW

The object will accelerate The object will accelerate in the direction of the in the direction of the

net force.net force.

NEWTON’S SECOND LAWNEWTON’S SECOND LAW

Net force of zero will equal Net force of zero will equal an acceleration of zero.an acceleration of zero.

The object may still be The object may still be moving, it will not be moving, it will not be changing speed or changing speed or

direction.direction.

NEWTON’S SECOND LAWNEWTON’S SECOND LAW

The more mass (inertia) an The more mass (inertia) an object has, the harder it is object has, the harder it is

to accelerate.to accelerate.

The less mass an object has, The less mass an object has, the easier it is to the easier it is to

accelerate.accelerate.

NEWTON’S SECOND LAWNEWTON’S SECOND LAW

NEWTON’S THIRD LAWNEWTON’S THIRD LAW

When one object exerts a force When one object exerts a force on a second object, the on a second object, the

second object exerts an equal second object exerts an equal and opposite force onand opposite force on

the first objectthe first object

NEWTON’S THIRD LAWNEWTON’S THIRD LAW

““For every action, For every action,

there is an equal there is an equal

and opposite reaction” and opposite reaction”